2010 Best of KBIS Entries

On Sunday, April 18, 2010 at the 2010 Kitchen/Bath Industry Show in Chicago, the winners of the Best of KBIS competition were announced. The eight winning products, selected for their functionality, quality/durability, flexibility, aesthetics/style and innovation, were each introduced in the past 12 months and, for the first time, eligible to win in two new categories: Universal Design and Green/Sustainable Products.

The panel of judges included:

Kimball Derrick, CKD, Kimball Derrick, LLC
Jamie Gibbs, Jamie Gibbs Associates
Jennifer Gilmer, CKD, Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath, Ltd.
Kristin Okeley, ASID, CKD, Kitchens by Design
Susan Serra, CKD, Susan Serra Associates
David Stimmel, Stimmel Consulting Group
Richard Walters, Visualize Inc.

Without further ado, the winning products are:

Best of Kitchen
Gold: King Slide's 1A88 push-open silent soft-closing undermount slide
Silver: Element Designs' eluma DecoSplash

Best of Bath
Gold: TOTO USA's Aimes eco-powered shower lighting system
Silver: Schluter Systems' Schluter Kerdi-Board

Best Universal Design Product
HealthCraft Products' Invisia Collection

Best Green/Sustainable Product
Everpure's ViruPure commercial-grade system

Best of Show
Liebherr's HWS 1800 integrated wine storage cabinet

People’s Choice (voted on by all attendees)
Safety Tubs' Safety Tubs for Kids